The Vision of the Second Independence of Nigeria
What exactly is the vision the second independence of Nigeria?
The vision for Nigeria is an absolute vision divided into four component and they are:
i. ethics and Philosophy
ii.Political vision
iii.economic vision
iv.technological vision
This is how this four components connects and work together:
a. The ethics and philosophy defines the new character, attitude, thinking and spirit of Nigeria.
c . The economic vision is what sustains the ethics, philosophy and theosophy through governance and leadership.
c. The economic vision is what sustains the ethics, philosophy and the political vision of the new Nigeria.
d.While the technological vision is what innovates and reinvent the
philosophy, politics and economy of the new Nigeria.
Ethics and philosophy
The greatest problem of Nigeria is the mindset, and I will like to remind you of where we are coming from. 400 years of slavery, 120 years of colonialism and 60 years of a battered association called Nigeria! This significant process have made Nigerians to evolve into a culture of timidity, complacency, fear and mediocrity. Our mind is our problem , we must change the way we think if this country will ever amount to a decent and civilized society.
Nigerian needs to embrace a new philosophy, if we do not see things differently, think differently or do things differently this country will never change.
Therefore the first thing is that this country needs a new declaration, this declaration will be a break from the past and will expose fresh thinking and philosophy. In this new Declaration the new Nigerian philosophy will be driven by: Humanity, Knowledge and Freedom.
Let me also make it clear that the battle ground for the new Nigeria is the education sector, we must tear down the present dangerous and retarded colonial education and replace it with a ideological, forward looking and innovative educational system, I am talking about the kind of education that understands how the mind and the world works not a locomotive education that turn men into slaves!
Political Vision
The political vision is very straight unlike the democracy we have now which is democracy for sale and the crude!
The second independence democracy will be about justice, fairness,
capacity and ideology.
Nigeria will become political decentralized, Nigeria will become a loose federation not just bound by history but by greatness, this federation will be bound by strong principles, justice, equity, progress and renewal.
We shall not throw away our historical, cultural and traditional identity rather we shall constitute a kind of Nigeria that respects this inherent factors and used the differences as a catalyst to re-invent herself and build a stirring confidence in her own people! Therefore the new Nigeria will only make a you a better Igbo man, Hausa man, Fulani man, Yoruba man Ijaw, Itshekiri and wherever you may come from or nothing else.
Never! Never!! Never!!! Never again will this country be governed, ruled or lead by mediocre, dullards, opportunist and tyrants, Nigeria will no longer be for sale and it will never be about the interest of the few alone!
The Economic Vision
The economic vision is plain for all to see! No more baboon they work monkey they chop. All men shall earn his own keep.
All in the name of unity presidency cheats the federation, all in the name of governance the government ruins the economy, all in the name of the constitution the few are stupendously rich while the majority becomes poorer for it.
Therefore the economy of Nigeria shall be decentralized! Federal character, quota system, economic policies that promotes economic hegemony and all other colonial economic practice shall be abandoned!
After decentralization of the economy we shall sanitize and decolonize the monetary system thereafter massive innovation of the economy through industrialization and technical development.
Productivity will be enhanced through human development, Internal demand and increased purchasing power of the people.
Technological vision
What is this technological vision we are even talking about? Britain
dominated the world through the industrial revolution, America
dominated the world through, information technology, defense technology, Japan came to economic prominence through steel and the art of management, China jumped on the bandwagon of economic development through production and export and India is riding on the back of information technology to acquire a strong economic prominence. The world is now rolling into the fourth industrial revolution.
Long after the fourth industrialization the world will be focused on Nano technology and within this Biological technology will be the next wave of technology development, the next preoccupation of science will be how to re-engineer the human body to get the best out of him or her. It is the destiny of Nigeria not only to push our children massively into technology but to over whelm them with science and technology. Not only Nigeria But Africa at large, we have something to teach the world if only we can realize and discover ourselves.Nigeria will not be onlookers but they will partake and lead the world in Biological technology.
Nigeria! Nigeria! Nigeria!
Cast your net down in the waters of technology so that your children can be leaders of tomorrow.
Abidemi Adeyemi